He'll serve as the 26th man during Sunday's doubleheader. Ramirez, who will be making his major league debut if he gets into a game, has put up a 2.70 ERA with six strikeouts over 3 1/3 relief innings with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season. Sun, May 18, 2014 09:15:00 AM

Yankees optioned RHP Jose Ramirez to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

The 24-year-old hurler has dealt with an oblique issue off and on for the past season and a half, which flared up earlier in spring camp. He'll continue to function as rotational depth at Triple-A for the Bombers. Sun, Mar 9, 2014 04:16:00 PM

Sabathia was at 275 pounds at the start of camp last season. Normally players coming back from knee surgery tend to try to lose some weight, but Sabathia wanted to get back to the weight where he's been most successful. "I feel like this is a good weight," Sabathia said. "I feel a little stronger. I feel my legs under me, being a lot stronger, and being able to push off the mound." The lefty is expected to be fully healthy come Opening Day but is a big question mark for fantasy purposes with his velocity and results declining the last couple years.

Ivan Nova (elbow) threw his third bullpen session of spring training on Tuesday.

"I'm just taking it day by day, and I know that a month before they think I'm going to be ready to go to the big leagues, they're going to tell me," Nova said. "So that's the time when I'm going to really prepare for that day." Nova will begin the season in extended spring training and isn't expected to be part of the Yankees' rotation until around midseason.